Rick Loughery is the Chester County Recorder of Deeds, the elected county official responsible for the public repository of real estate records, military discharges, commissions and official documents. Elected in November 2011 and sworn into office in January 2012, Rick became the youngest elected county official in Pennsylvania.

The Office of the Recorder of Deeds is an important interface between taxpayers, real estate professionals and county government. Rick has upgraded his office to a new, high-tech recording system, quadrupled electronic recording capacity and partnered with District Attorney Tom Hogan in a campaign against real estate fraud. He balanced his budget each year and secured millions in surplus to help keep county taxes low. Rick also launched the Veterans ID & Discount program, which provides special photo identification to Chester County Veterans and offers discounts from participating businesses to those Veterans with the ID.

Rick earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from West Chester University, where he now serves as the President of the Alumni Association. He is the former analyst to Commissioner Terence Farrell, who had also served as Recorder of Deeds, and was an elected Township Auditor. Born and raised in Chester County, Rick is active within our community and has been recognized as an emerging leader and distinguished young professional.

On October 16th, 2013 House Resolution 493 was adopted designating November 1st, 2013, as “Veterans, Record Your Discharge Day" in Pennsylvania.

I encourage veterans to record their release or discharge documents (DD-214) in their County’s Recorder of Deeds Office. This is a free service and ensures that the veterans’ discharge documents are available to them in the future should the originals become lost or stolen.

“Our veterans must provide certified copies of their military discharge to receive various benefits and for certain legal matters. My office is the official repository of over 28,000 discharges of Chester County veterans, preserving their proof of service to this great country. Furthermore, my office also offers a special photo ID to our veterans, which provides access to discounts at participating businesses across the county. We do all of this at no cost to our veterans which is our way of thanking them for their sacrifice!” Rick Loughery Recorder of Deeds